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A Historical Day

Amid rumblings of discontent from their subjects, Louis XVI, 19, and his bride Marie Antoinette, 18, become the reigning monarchs of France. Anti-aristocracy passions, already simmering due to the country’s debt problems, will only increase as the populace leans towards revolution..

(1869) Golden spike completes transcontinental railroad

A ceremonial golden spike, and the official telegraph message ‘DONE,’ mark the end of six years of labor on a massive scale, as the US transcontinental railroad is completed. Once a half-year’s journey, the trip from one coast of North America to the other now takes about a week. .

(1872) First female US presidential candidate is nominated

The Equal Rights Party nominates suffragist Victoria Woodhull for president of the United States. Her candidacy, the first ever by a woman in the US, will be derailed a few days before the election when she’s arrested on obscenity charges, but she will try again in subsequent elections..

(1975) The alpha Beta

Sony releases the Betamax home video format in Japan. Rival JVC will soon market their alternate Video Home System (VHS), triggering the ‘videotape format wars’ which will see consumers favoring VHS. Despite losing the format war, Sony will continue making Beta products until March 2016. Yes, Millennials, before streaming video, watching a video meant putting a tape into a machine the size of a toaster. .

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